My Pawfect Rebirth

27: Talk Fast

While Izumi was changing her clothes, she heard a loud knock on the front door. 

"Hm? That didn't take long." Izumi said, walking out of her room after changing out of her clothes. 

She opened the door to see Aster standing there. 

"Hey there, brought some snacks!" he said, holding up a grocery bag. 

"Gonna tell me the riddle now?" 

"Calm down, just because I know the answer doesn't mean this is gonna be easy." Aster said. 

"Hm? What do you mean?"

"There's 2 locations that're described in the riddle?!?!" Izumi yelled. 

"I figured you'd be surprised, but yes, there are 2 locations." Aster said. 

"So then... how do you know about the locations?" 

"Easy, cause I've gone to both locations myself recently. They were both for college reasons, but yeah." Aster said. 

"Don't tell me, both locations are hours away from each other?" 

"Nope, just the opposite. They're actually just walking distance from each other." Izumi froze. 

"They are?" 

"Yup, so figuring out which location it is is like a walk in the park. So you'll have plenty of time to figure out the right location in the next 48 hours. Ah- what're you doing?" Aster asked, noticing the greenette started packing.

"Hm? What's it look like, I'm gonna pack my things and head over to get closer to the locations." 

"So... you're gonna leave in the morning." 

"No, I'll leave now." Aster froze. 

"Woah woah woah, wait a second- you're gonna leave now even when you don't know where it is?" 

"Mn. So just tell me where they are and I'll head there now. The sooner the better, because I can't let the League be one step ahead of me." Izumi said. 

"Are you gonna tell Chevy and Anastasia about this too?" 

"No, I'll go on my own." Katsuki jolted his head up. 

'Deku's gonna go alone?' 

"Why do you think that's gonna be a good idea? Going alone is dangerous?" 

"Not to worry, I'll be careful, and as much as I want to take Kacchan with me, I don't want him to get hurt after what happened today. So can you please watch Kacchan until I get back?" 

Aster was speechless, not what he was expecting the greenette to tell him.

"You're really sure about this?" 

"Mn. 100%." 

"Hah- fine. Both locations are in Kyoto, Japan." Aster said. 

"Kyoto, huh? Then I need to take the train to get there. It'll take 2 hours to get there by train, but it should work." Izumi said, and zipped up her backpack and pulled it over her shoulder. 

"It would be safer for you to leave in the morning." 

"I can't waste anymore time. The last time I waited too long, I almost let the League take innocent lives to the Spirit Realm to create an army. I'm not gonna let innocent people get hurt again, so that means I need to be ahead of them at all costs." Izumi said.